Rescuers say little chance of survival for 31 trapped a week ago in mine in northern ChinaNo signs of life have been detected from 31 coal miners trapped underground for a week by a flood in northern China, state media reported Sunday. The Mt. Camel Coal Mine in Wuhai city ...

<div id="subtitle">... Bad for workers, many of whom have spent careers inhaling secondhand smoke</div><div><p> The danger of secondhand smoke is no longer an issue in most workplaces thanks to state and local smoking bans.</p>&lt ...

In mid-2007 business and labor groups along with attorneys and legislative leaders began discussing changes to the average monthly wage (AMW) provisions of the Workers? Compensation Act. Under then existing law the maximum AMW upon which benefits for injured workers was calculated was $2400.00. Historically, the maximum average monthly ...

<div id="subtitle">Labor secretary works quickly to strengthen enforcement, raising concern among employers</div><div><p>Soon after she became the nation's labor secretary, Hilda Solis warned corporate America there was "a new sheriff in town."</p>&lt ...